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Defender

Liam Scales

  • Celtic
  • Ireland
  • 28 yrs
  • 193 cm
  • Preferred foot: Left
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Appearances
15
1,317 min
Goals
2
G+A per 90: 0.21
Assists
1
Average rating
7.43
Age28
Date of birth8 Aug 1998
Height193 cm
Weight–
Preferred footLeft
Market value€4.3M
Contract until31 May 2030

Season performance · 2026

Scottish Premiership Celtic
Appearances / Starts10 / 10
Minutes896
Rating7.72
Goals / Assists2 / 1
Shots (on target)14 (4)
Passes · accuracy916 · 90%
Key passes10
Tackles / Interceptions13 / 9
Duels won55 / 92
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists1.04 / 1.04
Detailed statistics
Big chances created3
Big chances missed2
Goal conversion14%
Headed goals2
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls43
Accurate crosses2
Touches1,103
Possession lost115
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won32
Ground duels won23
Clearances53
Ball recoveries38
Fouls won7
Fouls committed8
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week5
Clean sheets2
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)70.69
Top speed (km/h)35.13
UEFA Nations League Ireland
Appearances / Starts3 / 3
Minutes241
Rating6.90
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy128 · 76%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions5 / 2
Duels won18 / 28
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.07 / 0.08
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls3
Accurate crosses0
Touches181
Possession lost38
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won8
Ground duels won10
Clearances14
Ball recoveries6
Fouls won2
Fouls committed3
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)26.19
Top speed (km/h)30.84
UEFA Europa League Celtic
Appearances / Starts2 / 2
Minutes180
Rating6.75
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy204 · 92%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions5 / 2
Duels won9 / 16
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.05 / 0.13
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork1
Accurate long balls5
Accurate crosses0
Touches231
Possession lost19
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won3
Ground duels won6
Clearances9
Ball recoveries4
Fouls won1
Fouls committed3
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)20.71
Top speed (km/h)32.64

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking40
Technical46
Tactical55
Defending68
Creativity42

Characteristics

Strengths

16

National team

  • Ireland19 caps · 1 goals · debut Oct 2023

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
13 Mar 2027 St. Johnstone – Celtic – – –
14 Nov 2026 Austria – Ireland – – –
5 Nov 2026 Celtic – Beşiktaş JK – – –
1 Nov 2026 Falkirk FC – Celtic 2–0 90' 6.7
28 Oct 2026 Celtic – Dundee United 2–2 90' 7.9
25 Oct 2026 Hibernian – Celtic 1–2 90' 7.5
22 Oct 2026 Celtic – Celta Vigo 1–2 90' 7.1
18 Oct 2026 Celtic – Heart of Midlothian 7–1 90' 8.8
15 Oct 2026 Benfica – Celtic 4–1 – –
11 Oct 2026 Motherwell – Celtic 0–2 90' 9.0
4 Oct 2026 Ireland – Israel 1–1 90' 6.5
1 Oct 2026 Ireland – Austria 2–2 63' 7.4
27 Sep 2026 Israel – Ireland 0–3 – –
24 Sep 2026 Kosovo – Ireland 1–0 88' 6.8
20 Sep 2026 Celtic – Rangers 0–1 89' 6.6

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 6 moves · total fees 600k €
  1. Aberdeen To: Celtic
    Loan return
  2. Celtic To: Aberdeen
    Loan
  3. Shamrock Rovers To: Celtic
    Transfer 600k €
  4. UCD To: Shamrock Rovers
    Free transfer
  5. UCD Academy To: UCD
    Transfer
  6. Arklow Town To: UCD Academy
    Free transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 1 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)51
Average rating7.07
Last match rating6.71 Nov 2026
Matches missed0
5 6 7 8 9 10 7.07 Dec 2025 May 2026 Nov 2026 6.7

Last 10 matches

6.7 7.9 7.5 7.1 8.8 9.0 6.5 7.4 6.8 6.6

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Scottish Premiership Celtic 10 (10) 896 2 1 7.72
2026 UEFA Nations League Ireland 3 (3) 241 0 0 6.90
2026 UEFA Europa League Celtic 2 (2) 180 0 0 6.75

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

UEFA Europa League 2025 · percentile among defenders (195 players)

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50 Tackles 16 Interceptions 61 Clearances 88 Aerials won 95 Duels won 87 Pass accuracy 75 Progressive carries 37 Rating 65

9 matches · 810 min

Liam Scales: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.00
16
Interceptions / 90 min 1.22
61
Clearances / 90 min 6.33
88
Aerials won / 90 min 3.89
95
Duels won 66.2%
87
Pass accuracy 89.2%
75
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.11
37
Rating 6.90
65

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